Following major cuts to humanitarian budgets, up to 11.6 million refugees and others forced to flee risk losing access this year to direct humanitarian assistance from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

Violence between government forces and armed factions of a religious minority in southern Syria this week has deepened ...

“The U.K. and its EU allies are turning the screw on the Kremlin’s war chest by stemming the most valuable funding stream of ...

Ceasefire collapses in Syria, US expands migrant detention, and more. Here's what you need to know this Friday evening, July 18, 2025.

PRETORIA, July 18. /TASS/. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has suspended the movement of refugees from neighboring countries to safe areas in Chad and South ...

Though there were no historical benchmarks to gauge the response, the Dollar Index could fall more than 5%. Sterling edged higher versus the euro but remained weaker against a firmer dollar after the ...

The Senate voted early Thursday to claw back $9 billion in federal funding for global aid programs and the Corporation for ...

Ask around various civil society organizations working in the Middle East and the answer is always the same. "Nobody really ...

The now-expired energy-dense biscuits could have fed around 27,000 people for a month. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Miguel arrived in Britain from Latin America in 2018. He applied for asylum, saying he was fleeing gangsters who would kill him if he returned. Seven years later, his case has still not been resolved.

Beyond delivering services, Dr. Kanem elevated UNFPA’s role as a thought leader in a polarised world. She steered the agency into difficult public conversations – about teen pregnancy, climate anxiety ...

During their meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, the leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau heaped praise on Trump, touted their ...